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Re: [PATCH] {master} Tests: normalize use of the 'errexit' shell flag.
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Eric Blake |
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Re: [PATCH] {master} Tests: normalize use of the 'errexit' shell flag. |
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Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:22:32 -0700 |
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[redirecting to bug-autoconf]
On 01/03/2011 02:17 PM, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> These two were added by me in fear of shells resetting errexit upon
> function entry (like some shells do with -x aka xtrace). Luckily I
> couldn't find any shells which do this upon testing (by looking for 'e'
> in the output of)
> sh -ec 'f () { echo $-; }; f'
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> but generally, here's a nice (and more complete than autoconf.texi) list
> of issues with set -e: http://www.in-ulm.de/~mascheck/various/set-e/
Awesome reference - the autoconf manual should probably mention it.
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